as in servant
a person hired to perform household or personal services
we sent the lackey out to get doughnuts for the office
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Recent Examples of lackey
To keep their gang leader boss from being convicted of murder, a pair of his lackeys went on social media to intimidate a witness, threatening to kill his kindergarten son at his school, federal authorities said Wednesday.
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Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2026
Trump and his lackeys do their best to disrupt free and fair elections, abrogate freedom of speech and curtail press freedom.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 17 Feb. 2026
Kelly’s lackeys dropped off meals, often delivered with a specific code knock on the door.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 31 Jan. 2026
Government institutions run by lackeys are also more easily manipulated by autocratic leaders, and no longer serve the public interest.
—Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 30 Jan. 2026
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Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2026
Trump and his lackeys do their best to disrupt free and fair elections, abrogate freedom of speech and curtail press freedom.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 17 Feb. 2026
Kelly’s lackeys dropped off meals, often delivered with a specific code knock on the door.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 31 Jan. 2026
Government institutions run by lackeys are also more easily manipulated by autocratic leaders, and no longer serve the public interest.
—Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 30 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lackey
servant
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The latter is less of a mother to Agnes than Rosa (Kira Guloien), one of the household’s many Marthas (put-upon domestic servants).—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Apr. 2026
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Her house is immense and kept in immaculate condition by her family’s servants (the Marthas).—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Lackey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lackey. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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